Zi:电
电(F電) [diàn] (闪电 shǎndiàn) lightning; electricity; 电话 phone
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A lightning bolt? The full form 電 has 雨 (yǔ) ‘rain’ on top.
The bottom was formerly the same as 申 shēn.
►references: Henshall:180; Karlgren:AD868; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:4.2528.2; Lindqvist:170; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:015.0.03
►components: 日乚
►Cantonese: dihn-
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Unicode: U+7535
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